Amelia vs PayPal Events
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| Feature | Amelia v2.4.13 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | PayPal Events v1.4.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 90,000+ | 1,000+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | August 22, 2026 |
| Editions | Amelia Lite · Amelia Starter ($) · Amelia Basic ($) · Amelia Pro ($) · Amelia Developer ($) | Easy PayPal Events & Tickets · Easy PayPal Events Pro ($) |
| Pros | Booking forms for appointments and events via shortcodes, blocks and Elementor widgets; Square payments and email notifications work in the free Lite edition; Customer data stored in dedicated tables, with optional SMS credits service; Usage tracking stays off unless the admin opts in on the free edition | Ticket buttons placed with one shortcode; Orders listed in the admin with bulk actions; Confirmation emails to buyer and site admin; PayPal sandbox mode for testing |
| Cons | Most payment gateways, Google and Outlook sync, Zoom and coupons require a paid licence; Very large codebase (over 6,700 files) with dozens of custom database tables; Lite settings for payments and limits are reset to defaults on save | Free edition limited to three items per event; Pro upgrade needed for tax, custom button image and return URL per event; Relies on PayPal only, with no other gateway |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Booking, catalog and events shortcodes, Gutenberg booking and events blocks, Elementor booking widgets, Email notifications via wp_mail, SMTP or Mailgun, SMS notifications through the Amelia SMS service (prepaid credits), Coupons ($), Recurring appointments and events ($), Custom booking fields ($), Service packages and resources ($), Waiting lists ($), Webhooks ($), MCP server / abilities registration for AI agents | Event and ticket button admin, Shortcode to place ticket buttons, Orders list with bulk actions, Order confirmation emails to buyer and admin, QR code ticket scan page, PayPal sandbox mode setting |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | Square, Stripe ($), PayPal ($), Mollie ($), Razorpay ($) | PayPal |
| Mailchimp ($), Mailgun | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | — |
| Other | Google Calendar ($), Microsoft Outlook Calendar ($), Zoom ($), Google reCAPTCHA ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | smsapi.wpamelia.com, store.melograno.io, bi.melograno.io, middleware.wpamelia.com, www.iplocate.io, api.mollie.com, exp.host, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, api-m.paypal.com, connect.squareup.com, graph.microsoft.com, login.microsoftonline.com, api.razorpay.com, auth.razorpay.com, www.googleapis.com, api.stripe.com | — |
| Blocks | 9 | — |
| Shortcodes | 16 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 61 | — |